CLINIQUE by Clinique: Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2 --/6.7OZ
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Customer Reviews of CLINIQUE by Clinique: Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2 --/6.7OZ
Customer Review: Zaps Zits on contact!
Summary: 4 Stars
I almost never write reviews, but I was so impressed with this lotion that I had to write. I just bought this a couple of weeks ago and haven't been regularly using it until I run out of my other stuff (which doesn't work at all). Anyway, I used the clarifying lotion this morning on my whole face including where I had some pimple bumps. I felt a tingle, but no burn or anything. By time I got to work, all of my pimples had turned into tiny red dots on my skin instead of bumps!! I used it with the liquid facial cleanser and dramatically different moisturizer. I'll keep buying all three products!!! Wow!Customer Review: Great product!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have combination skin, oily and dry in some spots. This product somehow balances my skin out, the best part is it really exfoliates my skin, my skin feels very fresh and new with very use. I also had an acne scar, now it seems to have disappeared since I started using this product, I don't think I could live without it!Customer Review: The Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Number 2 is a good, all-purpose clarifying lotion that leaves skin clean and clear without the annoying dryness and tightness common with other astringent products. It's a good complement to a cleansing and moisturing routine, with or without other (overrated, in my opinion) Clinique skin care products.Customer Review: too harsh!
Summary: 1 Stars
They advertise this for normal/combination skin. But I think its for more rugged skin! Mine couldnt handle it. After a month of using it with the mild clinique soap, and the dramatically different lotion, my forehead was broken out, a complete mess!
I thought I had somewhat normal skin, but after using this, I realize I have sensitive skin. The product burned and turned my skin red.
Luckily I realized that Clinique made gentler versions. I bought the EXTRA-mild soap and the clairifying lotion #1 (while still using the moisturizer). And now my skin is finally healing, and starting to look great!
If you are new to the 3-step system, I recommend starting out on the mildest versions. And work your way up if you need something stronger. I love Clinique, but the #2 clairifying toner was way too harsh.
Customer Review: Advanced Techniques to Get the Most Out of Clarifying Lotion
Summary: 5 Stars
Flakiness be banished! More than just a toner which only gives a refreshed feeling to the face, Clarifying Lotion provides a mild amount of exfoliation to the skin. Used twice a day after cleansing and before moisturizer, C.L. gently removes the old, dead, top layer of face skin that our body discards each day and helps reveal the fresher, newer skin underneath. As a bonus, C.L. also removes the dull, dead flakes that don't stand up on their own but make the skin look dull and lifeless. When this dull layer is removed, moisturizer (or any other face treatment product) applied afterward is better able to penetrate the skin and its effectiveness is increased. Liquid foundation applied afterwards will not grab as much on the dull, flakey parts and make you look cakey but will glide on more smoothly. I find I need even less foundation because my dead flakes aren't sucking it all up! Complexion is more radiant, skin has a soft, healthy glow.
Use Clarifying Lotion twice daily after cleansing and before moisturizer. Place on a 100% cotton ball or pad (100% cotton is less abrasive than synthetics) and sweep one time over the skin covering each part of the face and neck once but avoiding the immediate eye and lip areas. No need to scrub back and forth with your cotton ball; let the Clarifying lotion do all the work. Clarifying Lotions 2-4 will all provide a strong tingle to the face when applied. This is normal and is the effect of the skin being exfoliated. With regular, twice a day use, the sensation diminishes as the skin gets used to the feeling.
Clarifying Lotion comes in two sizes, 6.7 oz & 13.5 oz, and four main types plus one specialty type:
Clarifying Lotion 2 is Clinique's most popular Clarifying Lotion. It is recommended for Skin Type I (dry skin), Skin Type II (normal/combination skin), and some Skin Type III's (oily T-zone with normal cheeks) who experience burning when first exposed to the sun (an indicator of skin strength).
Clarifying Lotion 3 provides an increased level of exfoliation from CL2 and is recommended for Skin Type III (oily T-zone with normal cheeks) whose skin tans more easily (an indicator of skin strength) and Skin Type IV (oily T-zone and cheeks/oily all over) whose skin tends to burn easily in the sun. This Clarifying Lotion is also recommended for long time users of Clarifying Lotion 2 who would like to receive increased results from the increased exfoliation provided and whose skin has been significantly strengthened through long term use of CL2. Upgrading will increase all the positive results of smoother, softer, more healthy looking skin. CL2 users can gently ease into CL3 use by alternating CL2 and CL3 day and night till they finish a whole bottle this way. Users doing so will once again experience the strong tingle of their first use as the skin acclimates to the increased exfoliation.
Clarifying Lotion 4 provides the highest level of exfoliation and is only for Skin Type IV (oily T-zone and cheeks/oily all over) whose skin does not burn easily in the sun (an indicator of skin strength) and for long time users of Clarifying Lotion 3 who would like to receive increased results from the increased exfoliation provided and whose skin has been significantly strengthened through long term use of CL3. Upgrading will increase all the positive results of smoother, softer, more healthy looking skin. CL3 users can gently ease into CL4 use by alternating CL3 and CL4 day and night till they finish a whole bottle this way. Users doing so will once again experience the strong tingle of their first use as the skin acclimates to the increased exfoliation.
Clarifying Lotion 1 is closest to a traditional toner as it doesn't not provide any exfoliation. It is recommended only for those individuals who have been advised by a doctor not to exfoliate their skin at all (this is a rare instance.) Woman with normal skin types might choose to use Clarifying Lotion 1 on days they are suffering from a sunburn or on the same day they've visited the dermatologist and had a treatment such as dermabrasion or an acid peel. For most women and most skin types, skip this one as it is not for daily use.
Clarifying Lotion Mild is a specialty Clarifying Lotion for users who have a recommendation from a dermatologist not to use alcohol on the face, or need an especially lower level of exfoliation, or who have had trouble in the past using Clarifying Lotion 2. It is used and applied the same way as the other four but has a more viscous feel. It is considered `buffered' exfoliation.
All of Clinique's Clarifying Lotions are wonderful products and I have used nearly all of them over the span of many years. I started out on Clarifying Lotion 2 and then using the methods described above, very slooooowly upgraded myself to 3 and then very, very slooooowly on to 4. I have great skin (I'm always being told) but it's only great because I'm consistent with this product. Sometimes all those compliments would go to my head and I'd stop using Clarifying Lotion because I thought I `didn't need it.' Each time I stopped I was quickly reminded how much of a difference it made when I noticed my skin looked dull and didn't look as `glowey' and flakiness cropped up everywhere. All those compliments stopped rolling in. Now, I've never been without it for long and always keep an extra bottle under the sink.